tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647542790969230221.post3909070137986348553..comments2023-10-02T03:29:53.174-07:00Comments on The Rough Guide to Evolution: Ten myths about Darwin and his theory of evolutionMark Pallenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911675151032525386noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647542790969230221.post-49576403652888502212009-06-14T05:07:48.289-07:002009-06-14T05:07:48.289-07:00Another myth that is associated with Darwin is the...Another myth that is associated with Darwin is the "Survival of the Fittest" Phrase. The phrase was not coined by Darwin but Herbert Spencer. Darwin did approve of the phrase coined by Spencer.<br /><br />Great article.jamie halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17183879491433505248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647542790969230221.post-31696575362153905452009-01-07T03:29:00.000-08:002009-01-07T03:29:00.000-08:00John Wilkins has just made a very timely posting o...John Wilkins has just made a very timely posting on the Darwin-stole-from-Wallace myth:<BR/><A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2009/01/darwin_worship_and_demonisatio.php" REL="nofollow">http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2009/01/darwin_worship_and_demonisatio.php</A>Mark Pallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911675151032525386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647542790969230221.post-7494839107644786072009-01-06T08:54:00.000-08:002009-01-06T08:54:00.000-08:00Thank you Adrian and Mark. I'll try the Janet Brow...Thank you Adrian and Mark. I'll try the Janet Browne to start with - I enjoyed her introduction to Emma's diaries on the <I>Darwin Online</I> project; both volumes are on Amazon. Will keep the David Quammen in reserve.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10314991104503412100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647542790969230221.post-47974763020498479542009-01-06T08:09:00.000-08:002009-01-06T08:09:00.000-08:00I agree, Browne's is best but long. I liked David ...I agree, Browne's is best but long. I liked David Quammen's recent biography, but if I remember correctly, you have to steer around the Darwin's delay and Darwin-stole-from-Wallace myths.Mark Pallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911675151032525386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647542790969230221.post-25906413738356741372009-01-06T06:17:00.000-08:002009-01-06T06:17:00.000-08:00I would say the best biography so far is Janet Bro...I would say the best biography so far is Janet Brownes's 'Voyaging' and 'The Power of Place'. A spellbinding account of Darwin and his place in science and in Victorian society.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260404687111601814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647542790969230221.post-3142930111308550722009-01-06T05:59:00.000-08:002009-01-06T05:59:00.000-08:00Quite. This just goes to show that the more famous...Quite. This just goes to show that the more famous and important you are the more myths you encourage.<BR/><BR/>BTW, do you know of a good biography of Darwin?Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10314991104503412100noreply@blogger.com